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J. ARMSTRONG.

Grain Toller.

Patented Sept. 15, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 82,193, dated September 15, 1868.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR TOLLING GRAIN.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, JAMES ARMSTRONG, of Bucyrus, in the county of Crawford, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Tolling Grain; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawingfln which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, and

Figure 2 is a vertical section, taken in the line at a: of fig. 1. V

The nature of my invention consists in a peculiar arrangement of an instrument by which any desired quantity of the grain passing into the hopper can be retained or tolled.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. i

The case, A, may be constructed of any desired form, but the bottom of it should be made so asto fit the hopper.

In the sides of the case A, openings, a b, are cut, and inside of the case, and over the openings, are pieces of'glass, ed; the object of this being that the operator will be enabled to see whether the grain passing through the'box is evenly distributed.

Within the box A are three partitions, efg, of glass, or other suitable material, placed obliquely across the box, at different angles to each other, as seen in fig, 2.

At the lower edge of each partition arc spaces, It z'j.

In the side of the box A, below the partition g, is a. spout, k. One side of the spout is divided, and the upper portion, Z, acts as a gauge, and is hinged at m.

On the front end of the gauge Zis a slotted indicator, n, the point of which passes over a scale marked on the side of the box A. i

In the slot n is a screw, by which the gauge can he held in any desired position.

Its operation is as follows: .The grain is poured in at the top, and passed down through the openings h z'j. As it falls from one partition to another, the grain is evenly distributed by the time it reaches the lower one.

The spout 7c is located in the last space, but is much narrower than the box; therefore, as the grain falls into the space 7', a limited portion of it falls into the spent, and the balance into the hopper.

By the adjustment of the gauge Z, the width of the top of the spout It is made larger or smaller, as desired, the indicator 11. showing the proportion which runs into the spout it.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the box A with partitions or chutes cfg, the spout k, and the gauge I, when constructed and arranged as and for the purpose herein set forth.

JAMES ARMSTRONG.

Witnesses:

JAS. G. THEAKER,

G. A. 0. SMITH. 

